Chilled Iced Tea
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/5
is
what
Phil
drives
Excitement
Excitement
is
what
drives
Phil
2
0
/25
for
and
been
years
the
the
and
does
capturing
smuggling
nearly
money
for
it
He
ten
as
excitement
animals
as
exotic
he
much
has
for
He
has
been
capturing
and
smuggling
exotic
animals
for
nearly
ten
years
and
he
does
it
as
much
for
the
excitement
as
for
the
money
3
0
/10
worked
very
partner
Once
unpredictable
who
was
a
with
he
Once
he
worked
with
a
partner
who
was
very
unpredictable
4
0
/18
to
didn't
the
they
told
As
out
he
so
stand
crossing
border
his
were
partner
quiet
keep
they
As
they
were
crossing
the
border
he
told
his
partner
to
keep
quiet
so
they
didn't
stand
out
5
0
/12
did
not
enough
have
money
the
to
Phil
off
guard
pay
border
Phil
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
off
the
border
guard
6
0
/14
agent
and
customs
partner
with
argue
angry
to
Phil
began
His
got
the
too
His
partner
began
to
argue
with
the
customs
agent
and
Phil
got
angry
too
7
0
/13
partner
Things
then
his
beginning
the
and
arrested
heat
were
guards
up
to
Things
were
beginning
to
heat
up
and
then
the
guards
arrested
his
partner
8
0
/10
Phil
fighting
His
down
started
so
violently
just
sat
partner
His
partner
started
fighting
violently
so
Phil
just
sat
down
9
0
/14
in
They
now
is
out
partner
and
chilling
his
up
locked
that
guy
jail
They
locked
up
his
partner
and
now
that
guy
is
chilling
out
in
jail
10
0
/18
bar
he
through
teas
also
and
safely
chilled
out
is
now
sipping
chilling
a
Phil
iced
got
in
Phil
got
through
safely
and
now
he
is
also
chilling
out
in
a
bar
sipping
chilled
iced
teas
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence